Primary Recipient

J CRAIG VENTER INSTITUTE INC

Amount

$8,766,536.00

Award Date

5/22/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Human physiology and health is highly dependent on the activities of billions of microorganisms that inhabit multiple niches within and on the human body. Few of these microorganisms have been characterized, in large part because the majority is yet to be